Automatic safety-burner.



F. SPLETTSTOSSER.

AUTOMATIC) SAFETY BURNER. APPLICATION FILED 5131 130, 1911.

1,045,755. Patented Nov.26,1912.

COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH COUWASKHNUTDN, D. c.

FRITZ SPLETTSTOSSER, OF STRYKER, TEXAS.

AUTOMATIC SAFETY-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed September 30, 1911. Serial No. 652,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnrrz SPLETTSTOSSER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Stryker, in the county ofPolk and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements inAutomatic Safety-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamp burners. In carrying out my invention itis my objectto provide a burner of the safety type wherein the flamewill be automatically extinguished when the lamp to which the burner isattached is tilted.

I also aim to provide a device of this character which may be easily andquickly connected with the ordinary types of burners.

A further object of my invention is to provide novel and efiective meansfor quickly raising or lowering the wick of the burner.

WVith the above recited objects, and others of a similar nature in view,the invention resides in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of theappended claim.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a top plan view of a burner constructed inaccordance with the present invention, the dome being removed. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of theburner, parts being broken away.

The burner illustrated in the accompanying drawings is of the ordinaryclass, but it is to be understood that my improvement may be applied toother classes of burners if desired.

In the showing in the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the base orbottom plate of the burner, the said base carrying the wick tube 2, andhaving its bottom or under face formed with the usual threaded extensionwhereby t-he burner is secured upon the lamp. The wick tube is providedwith suitable openings for the reception of the star wheel of the wickraising device.

In the present instance two rods 3 and 4 are employed in connection withthe wick raising mechanism. Each of these rods has a pair of star wheels5 and 6, which enter through the openings in the wick tube 2, and whichare adapted to engage the wick contained therein. The rod 4 terminatesat the end of the base 1 and is provided with a toothed wheel 7, whilethe rod 3 extends a suitable distance beyond the periphery of the base 1and is provided with a turning wheel 8 as well as with a turning wheel 9which meshes with the toothed wheel 7. By this arrangement it will benoted that the rods 3 and 4 will be revolved in opposite directions whenthe turning wheel 8 is actuated, and its star wheels 5 engaging the wickupon opposite sides will surely and effectively raise or lower the same,thus overcoming an inconvenience frequently experienced in the usualwick raising apparatus. It is of course to be understood that the rods 3and .4 are mounted in suitable hearings to permit the revolving of thesame and to assure the proper positions of the star wheels with relationto the wick within the tube 2.

The under face of the base 1 is provided with spaced bearings 10 and 11arranged adjacent the opposite ends of the projecting portion of thewick tube 2, the longitudinally extending rod 12 being received by thesebearings, and connected with this rod directly opposite the wick tube 2is a substantially L-shaped extinguishing cap 13. This extinguishing capis of a size sufficient to entirely envelop the top of the wick tube andto lie snugly against the top of the said tube when the extinguishingcap is swung to extinguish the light from the wick in the tube 2.

The numeral 14 designates a spring member which exerts pressure upon theextinguishing cap and has a tendency to rotate the rod in its bearingsand to swing the extinguishing cap over the wick tube 2. The rod orlever 12 has one of its ends extending entirely across the base of theburner, and the same end is bent at a right angle to provide what may betermed a handle 15. The handle 15 at its outer extremity is formed withan upturned crooked portion 16, and the said crooked portion is adaptedto lie normally directly below the opening 17 formed in a cup shapedretaining member 18. This cup shaped member 18 is secured to theperiphery of the burner and is adapted to receive and to sustain aweighted ball 19.

The operation of the device will, it is thought, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, be perfectly apparent tothose skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain, it beingapparent that should the lamp to which the burner is attached be tilted,the ball will roll away from the opening 17 in the cup 18 and permit thespring 14: to swing the extinguishing cap 13 over the flame of the wickwithin the wick tube 2. It will be further noted that when the lamp isto be extinguished, the wick raising apparatus heretofore described neednot be operated nor the necessity of raising the globe and blowing outthe flame or the necessity of blowing down the globe or chimney forextinguishing the flame be resorted to.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is The combinationwith a burner having its under :tace provided with bearings, of a rod1ourna1ed withm the bearlngs, a flame extinguisher embodying asubstantially L- shaped member connected with the rod and arrangedadjacent the wick tube of the burner, a spring for normally forcing theupper extinguisher toward the burner and its upper angular arms over thewick tube of the burner,v the said rod being provided with an angulararm, the extremity of the angular arm having an up-turned crookedportion, a cup-shaped member secured to the burner and being centrallyprovided with an aperture which is arranged directly above the crookedportion of the arm whereby the said crooked portion may enter thecupshaped member, and a weighted ball of a lesser area than thecup-shaped member adapted to normally rest upon the said crooked end ofthe arm to sustain the eX- tinguisher against the tension of the springaway from the wick tube of the burner.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRITZ SPLETTSTOSSER.

Witnesses A. M. JoNEs, A. J. JoNEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

